Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trisopterus minutus
 
Main Ref. Armstrong, M J., 1982
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 17.00 TL
Sample size 133 Percent empty
Country UK Locality Off the west coast of the Isle of Man, 1977-1978
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Trisopterus minutus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Rhinonemus cimbrius 0.6% Callionymus, 1.8% Rhinonemus cimbrius, 0.9 Ammodytes, 0.4% unid. fish
1.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Paguridae Paguridae
4.90 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
4.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pasiphaea 3.5% Pasiphaea, 0.7% euphausiids
5.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalidae Pandalidae
23.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Nephrops 14.3% Nephrops , 9.1% Crangon
25.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Processa 15.8% Processa, 9.4 % other unid. crustaceans
31.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Calocaris Calocaris
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